Porn Increasingly Normalizes Sexual Violence and Racism, So Why is It Still So Popular? Article
As the amount of pornography produced increases and becomes more normalized, the intensity of the degradation it portrays does, too.
As the amount of pornography produced increases and becomes more normalized, the intensity of the degradation it portrays does, too.
Financial sextortion is the fastest-growing cybercrime against youth in the U.S., and predators are specifically targeting teen boys. Learn how this blackmail scam works, how it’s tied to online culture, and how to protect yourself and others.
Consider the possibility that someone overcoming a struggle with porn can dedicate themselves to fulfilling relationships because of this difficulty, not just in spite of it.
Porn can physically change the brain by rewiring neural pathways, much like addictive substances…But the good news? The brain’s ability to rewire itself works both ways—recovery is possible.
“Have I overcome it yet? No. Does it still feel hopeless sometimes? Yes. But I am here to tell you that if you struggle with porn, especially as a woman, it is possible to overcome it and it is not hopeless.”
Fact or fiction: performing in porn is like being a professional athlete, in part because of their links to performance-enhancing drugs.
“Having a compulsive porn habit, I used drugs to get an increased high whilst viewing hardcore porn and my tastes changed over time…which led me to my arrest.”
Even if porn could be exploitation-free, this wouldn’t cancel out the research proving porn’s harmful effects nor the issues with what porn normalizes.
Porn is actually the definition of sex-negative. Here are three reasons that explain why not watching porn is a pretty sex-positive choice.
It’s one of the more debated questions when it comes to this issue: Is watching porn cheating on your partner?
The following letter was sent to us recently by a man who knows firsthand the harmful effects of pornography and wants to change the conversation.
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